BC School of Social Work

The official Twitter account for the Boston College School of Social Work.

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Happy #WorldSocialWorkDay!

At BCSSW, find a community unlike any other. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni dedicated to making the world a more just, inclusive, and better place.

Join us: https://t.co/gfEAnVOfOl @bostoncollege #BCSSW

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Smitha Rao, PHD'21, a researcher who examines how communities respond to environmental challenges, will be honored for her work on Oct. 26 at #BCSSW’s Accompaniment in Action Lecture & Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration. https://t.co/ztG9UW2JI2

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LaMone Downey-Leonard, the founder of Rising Hope Counseling and Wellness, will receive BCSSW's Distinguished Alumni Award on October 26 at the School's Accompaniment in Action Lecture & Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration. https://t.co/s4xKs7Oppx

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Sophia Eisenberg Garcia, a fourth-year doctoral student at #BCSSW, has received a two-year fellowship from the @NIH to examine the relationships among exposure to community violence, parenting, and executive functioning in young children. https://t.co/UtbJ9Hc14K

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.@BCSSW Professor Ritika Pandey applies her background in computer science and machine learning to develop data-driven solutions to pressing social challenges. https://t.co/57hiSHmO04

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Boston College piloted an interprofessional palliative care course with the collaborative efforts of @BCSSW, @BC_CSON, and @BCSTM. https://t.co/TD3H2ezpOk

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#BCSSW Professor Ritika Pandey combines AI and data science to make complex information more accessible, applying her background in computer science and machine learning to develop data-driven solutions to pressing social challenges. https://t.co/F9odq00GpU

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.@BCSSW Professor Erika Sabbath will use an @NIH grant to test a worker-driven intervention designed to improve working conditions, reduce turnover, and strengthen continuity of care for those seeking addiction treatment. https://t.co/Dn4cnEL1XN

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Boston College awarded two members of our community while recognizing two meaningful legacies, of special note as Hispanic Heritage Month begins today.

Janely Cruz Fuentes '27, co-president of the @BostonCollege Mexican Association of Students, was awarded the 2026 Saint Oscar A. Romero Scholarship, which recognizes a BC junior whose life demonstrates the values and ideals of the martyred Salvadoran archbishop. Finalists are chosen based on superior academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, community service, and involvement with the Hispanic/Latinx community and issues both on and off campus.

Yvonne C. Castañeda, MSW’18, director of Community-Based Initiatives at the BC School of Social Work @BCSSW, was honored with the 2026 Rev. John A. Dinneen, SJ, Hispanic Alumni Community Service Award, which recognizes a BC alum of Latin American descent whose work and service reflects Archbishop Romero’s ideals and the late Fr. Dinneen’s commitment, leadership, and service to the Latino community.

“It is really a profound honor to receive an award that venerates St. Oscar Romero,” Yvonne said. “He believed that true faith requires that we stand with those who are suffering, even when it comes with a great deal of personal risk. I try to do this every single day, and it’s not easy, and I’m not perfect at it, but nevertheless, I’m not going to quit.”

See the outstanding achievements of these two BC Eagles leading to the prestigious recognition: https://t.co/4FoNN6H57Q

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.@BCSSW Professor Carolina Vélez-Grau is working to prevent suicide among historically marginalized youth. With a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, she is studying the role of youth mentors on other youth. https://t.co/lwwfwkXCi5

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#BCSSW Professor Erika Sabbath has received a $6M @NIH grant to improve the retention of the addiction treatment workforce. The project will test a worker-driven intervention to strengthen continuity of care for people seeking treatment for addiction. https://t.co/eYhjBjZyul

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.@BCSSW Professor Praveen Kumar is exploring how #AI can help communities in India prepare for climate-related threats. https://t.co/KGeUTEq9QC

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.@BCSSW Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins is new head of BC Global Public Health and the Common Good Program, succeeding founding director Philip Landrigan '63, M.D., who will remain director of BC's Global Observatory on Planetary Health. https://t.co/wjV4qqyVkh

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A master's-level pilot course designed by faculty and graduate students in the @BCSSW, @BC_CSON, and @BCSTM exemplifies the holistic approach required by palliative care.
https://t.co/TD3H2ezpOk

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“We have to believe in peace.”

That’s the conviction driving the work of María Alejandra Gutiérrez-Torres, a @BCSSW doctoral student who is developing an intervention to help young girls recruited by armed groups rebuild their lives after war. https://t.co/bBHB0FpfoU

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#BCSSW Professor William Byansi's new study with @CambridgeCore examines a digital, group-based intervention for substance use and mental health among Nairobi youth. The pilot found promising short-term reductions in alcohol risk and depressive symptoms: https://t.co/dr4DAuCxXZ

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An @NIH-backed palliative care research project will be co-led by @BCSSW Ahearn Professor Karen Bullock. https://t.co/eZloTM47ae

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Students in the Black Leadership Initiative at #BCSSW recently shared their experiences at a @NASW symposium, describing a "transformative" program that's helped them find their voices. https://t.co/FcjwStuyIy

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.@BCSSW Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins is the new director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, which she helped to create and where she has served as associate director.
https://t.co/wjV4qqyVkh

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As a kid, SuMing Sullivan spent hours turning over rocks in a creek to see what she might find beneath them. Now, as a new assistant professor of clinical practice at #BCSSW, she brings that same curiosity into the classroom. https://t.co/2psm7D5wTF

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Boston College School of Social Work (@BCSSW) Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins is the new director of the University's Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good. https://t.co/L8LMnmLYKW